I bought GTA V for Console, did I pull the trigger too soon?

So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

I don't play on my console often except the odd game of Fifa so it's nice to have a game to play while relaxing on the couch with a big screen. It's one of those games that works well on consoles and after the GTA IV nightmare with GFWL and sluggish, choppy frame rates, I'm not interested or holding out in a PC port, it's a fools game.

So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

warriorlax1234

Graphics are certainly not "meh"... Sure jagged edges are annoying, but that is about it as far as graphical shortcomings are concerned at the moment... The rest of the game is gorgeous.

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So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

Squeets

Graphics are certainly not "meh"... Sure jagged edges are annoying, but that is about it as far as graphical shortcomings are concerned at the moment... The rest of the game is gorgeous.

They are not meh if I am sitting on my couch about 7 ft away from the 40 in screen I got. If I sit about 2 feet away (normal gaming distance for me) I can see a lot of imperfections. But again, I am not bashing it , or trying to, it is gorgeous .  I Agree with yea there

The only reason the graphics are meh is because of the low resolution and frame rate. If you had that running in 1080p, it would be one of the best looking games, period. It's not on the level of Crysis 3, but it looks better than most games.

Doesn't look like the game will be on the PC until sometime during 2014 at this rate. I picked up the game on the PS3. It's a fantastic game and I don't regret picking it up now. Waiting 6+ months to play the game would mean 6 months of not playing GTA V, which is unacceptable.

Nah, it's great on consoles. I don't have any of my gaming systems with me at school, but I've dabbled with it on my housemate's Xbox and it's pretty tight.

If I had a console I'd sure as hell play it there first. But yeah, the superior version is coming in a few months

I was always going to get it for the console and then get it on the PC. Simply wasn't willing to wait.

I bought GTA V on PS3 to play with friends. Graphics don't bother me but the drop in framerate and resolution was obvious. Still, can't say those things really bother me. I'm constantly playing games from all gens as it is.

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So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

warriorlax1234

Graphics are certainly not "meh"... Sure jagged edges are annoying, but that is about it as far as graphical shortcomings are concerned at the moment... The rest of the game is gorgeous.

They are not meh if I am sitting on my couch about 7 ft away from the 40 in screen I got. If I sit about 2 feet away (normal gaming distance for me) I can see a lot of imperfections. But again, I am not bashing it , or trying to, it is gorgeous .  I Agree with yea there

2 feet away from a 40 inch screen? That's a problem with you, not the game.

I have no option but to wait. I only have pc lol

yep, bought it, lovin' it.

will replay it on pc next year too. and...

I'm glad I'm not that picky. The game is fine as it is for me.

I have no option but to wait. I only have pc lol

The_Lipscomb

just enjoy the game

Got GTAV at the midnight release for PS3 and don't regret it. I will buy the game once it hits PC cause there are flaws in GTAV graphics that are easily fixed Like AA, AF, 1080p, longer draw distance, would all go a long way to make GTAV so much more amazing looking.

The GTA 4 port wasn't worth waiting for, the GTA 5 port won't be any different. It's not like Max Payne 3, where it was built individually for each platform.Mcspanky37

The GTA 4 port wasn't worth waiting for, the GTA 5 port won't be any different. It's not like Max Payne 3, where it was built individually for each platform.Mcspanky37

I'm pretty sure their not going to make another GTA 4, especially if the port is coming in around 6 months.

I'm just going to wait for a PC release. While I do want to play the game right now, my PS3 only has 2 GB left in it and I don't want to upgrade for just one game since I'm done buying PS3 games. Plus I mostly like playing games on PC since I find it better. I don't really mind waiting for a while of the PC version of the game. I just hope it will run well.

plenty of good games out there man.

if you have a console, why wait? It is going to be a while.

[QUOTE="Mcspanky37"]The GTA 4 port wasn't worth waiting for, the GTA 5 port won't be any different. It's not like Max Payne 3, where it was built individually for each platform.Stinger78

Personally, I would have preferred it on PC, but mainly because my monitor is better than my TV and I wanted to play GTA: O with my friends (who are either split between Xbox and PS3 versions and waiting for the PC version, or simply waiting for the PC version with more patience than I).

That said, the PC version won't come out for at least 6 months, and the game is damn amazing and worth playing now. It works perfectly on consoles, without any major issues that would normally arise from games that come out late in a generation (like Rockstar's own Bully on PS2, which very much stretched the PS2's limits), and it's good enough that I definitely see myself rebuying it in 6 months, especially since by then I'll have had an aching to go through the campaign again and would enjoy whatever additions they add, plus the chance to play with all my friends.

Plus, isn't that one of the main reasons we might own consoles? With a pricey gaming PC, you have most of your ground covered aside from the occasional game that refuses to work on your system, so if there's a game that is on consoles NOW and is truly amazing, it's not worth waiting if you already have the ability to play it and very much want to do so.

Doesn't look like the game will be on the PC until sometime during 2014 at this rate. I picked up the game on the PS3. It's a fantastic game and I don't regret picking it up now.

Waiting 6+ months to play the game would mean 6 months of not playing GTA V, which is unacceptable.

Wasdie

Also, this is pretty much the only justification anyone needs. As much as I'd love to play it on PC, I love using my PS3 too, and an extra 6 month wait when the game is out and everyone else is playing it is just way too much of an unnecessary wait.

If GTA Online does get a ton of content updates and DLC though, the PC version that I purchase down the road will be well worth the extra cash I put into rebuying GTA.

So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

warriorlax1234

??lol how old are u son? i own GTA 1 for PC......pop it in your CD stereo player and listen to the tunes from game's sound track!!

btw i have quite a back log so i am saving till i have finished this list of games. by then, if a Wii U or XBOX One version is out, i will grab that instead of XBOX 360 or PS3 ( i own all devices but not interested in PS4)

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So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

Squeets

Graphics are certainly not "meh"... Sure jagged edges are annoying, but that is about it as far as graphical shortcomings are concerned at the moment... The rest of the game is gorgeous.

Regret that I didn't buy the special edition, but I don't regret buying it for ps3. Always had a copy since 3 for the ps consoles.

Game isnt coming anytime soon for pc you made the right choice TC. I mean im thinking R* wont even announce it until next year if it is coming and even then it will probably be somewhere Q3 or Q4 so youd be playing the waiting game.

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So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

bonafidetk

Graphics are certainly not "meh"... Sure jagged edges are annoying, but that is about it as far as graphical shortcomings are concerned at the moment... The rest of the game is gorgeous.

Frame rate does drop at times but is generally stable. Ive noticed that it mainly happens if you have a really fast car and are well going really fast then the FPS can drop a bit(next to no pop in though) and not surprisingly having a flashlight mod(produces huge bright spotLight) on a gun can seriously tank the FPS at times but other than that its pretty stable at 30. When it does drop its not jarring really though its not like the game goes into slow motion or starts to skip around. The graphics are fantastic too on a technical and artistic lvl. The amount of detail that went into everything is just astounding.

I just bought it yesterday for ps3, couldn't wait, plus as others have said its one of the few games that goes good with the couch. I only have 2-3 hours in, but will fire it up first thing after work :)

So GTA V is fantastic. Great game, story, graphics are meh (happens when you pc game for years) and I am not trying to turn this into "this better then that" topic here, but every GTA since 3 has come out on PC, just much later that console release. Have any of you bought GTA V for console and couldn't wait for more info on PC release? Have any of you not due to the wait for PC? What are your thoughts?

warriorlax1234

I'm gonna hold off till the PS4 or PC versions are out.

I'm gonna hold off till the PS4 or PC versions are out.

slimjimbadboy

I planned to not buy it on consoles and wait for the inevitable PC version, but I took a ride on the hype train and couldn't wait 6 months or more.

GTA V is fantastic, easily the best game I played this year. Gameplay wise I don't think any other open world game comes close. Everything aspect of the game is so refined and the 3-character system works great. 

The only thing that is very meh indeed are the graphics, and I don't think that has to do with getting used to PC graphics, as I can easily go back to many older games without a problem. It's just a damn shame that GTA V has so many high quality assets that are ruined by the horrible draw distance and jaggies. It's amazing what GTA gets out of last gen hardware but I still feel like this game was made with next gen consoles and PC in mind. The game also fails to keep a steady framerate.

GTA V will easily be better on PC (if the port is any good) so I will buy and play it again on that.

I planned to not buy it on consoles and wait for the inevitable PC version, but I took a ride on the hype train and couldn't wait 6 months or more.

GTA V is fantastic, easily the best game I played this year. Gameplay wise I don't think any other open world game comes close. Everything aspect of the game is so refined and the 3-character system works great. 

The only thing that is very meh indeed are the graphics, and I don't think that has to do with getting used to PC graphics, as I can easily go back to many older games without a problem. It's just a damn shame that GTA V has so many high quality assets that are ruined by the horrible draw distance and jaggies. It's amazing what GTA gets out of last gen hardware but I still feel like this game was made with next gen consoles and PC in mind. The game also fails to keep a steady framerate.

GTA V will easily be better on PC (if the port is any good) so I will buy and play it again on that.

R4gn4r0k

I think GTA V is actually a gorgeous game, especially the vistas and water effects, plus small things (like flip flops actually flip flopping). It's just up close you notice stuff like textures being a bit flat and some rough aliasing, plus the occasional pop in.

Looking at all of Los Santos and feeling like it's this massive city on par with actual Los Angeles is a hell of a feat, especially since Rockstar didn't even try to make it massive, they just managed to make it "feel" massive.

I think GTA V is actually a gorgeous game, especially the vistas and water effects, plus small things (like flip flops actually flip flopping). It's just up close you notice stuff like textures being a bit flat and some rough aliasing, plus the occasional pop in.

Looking at all of Los Santos and feeling like it's this massive city on par with actual Los Angeles is a hell of a feat, especially since Rockstar didn't even try to make it massive, they just managed to make it "feel" massive.

SPYDER0416

I absolutely agree with that. The vistas and water are great looking. Sometimes I find these things in game that absolutely amaze me, like how detailed the roads are and how they reflect headlights, for being on such ancient hardware. I noticed those flip flops too.

Rode up the highest mountain with a Sanchez today and I just stood there looking at the sights. The game also has a great color palette, many games try to downplay colors in order to make it look more realistic, when working with older hardware. I'm glad GTA didn't do that, no in fact, GTA V looks a lot better than those games.

But the looks of the game are hampered by the hardware, there is no denying that. I notice a lot of jaggies and everything at a distance loses detail really fast. It's hard to tell which car is coming at you from a distance: is it a sports car ? or is it a normal car ? You'll have to wait and see when it gets closer.

I can not wait to see what this will look like on PC and hopefully next gen consoles too. Because those are really the only downsides of the game for me: the draw distance, aliasing and frame drops. The rest of the game is amazing.